15:45 Newcastle

Monday 29 December 2025

All15:1015:4516:1516:4517:1517:4518:1518:4519:15

Read Meg Nicholls' Blog At betmgm.co.uk EBF Novice Stakes (GBB Race)

Off time: 15:46 | Winning time: 1m 14.53s

1^st

(3)

Extremely Zain

29-7

5/2

T: W J HaggasJ: Cieren Fallon

Wore earplugs to post, midfield, headway over 1f out, led 1f out, went clear, promising op 15/8

2^nd

(4)

Starryfield

29-7

10/11f

T: James OwenJ: P Cosgrave

Prominent, led over 1f out, ridden and headed 1f out, soon outpaced by winner op 11/10 tchd 5/6

3^rd

1 ½

(6)

Space Moon

29-2

66/1

T: B EllisonJ: Cam Hardie

Towards rear, ridden over 2f out, stayed on final furlong op 80/1

4^th

(11)

Kameko Fever

29-7

40/1

T: R A FaheyJ: Ethan Tindall (7)

In touch with leaders, ridden over 1f out, kept on one pace tchd 33/1 and tchd 50/1

5^th

1 ¼

(1)

Viking Glory

29-7

3/1

T: A KeatleyJ: Barry McHugh

Chased leaders, pushed along over 1f out, no extra final 110yds tchd 11/4

6^th

3 ¼

(9)

Battenburg Belle

29-2

125/1

T: R MenziesJ: A Mullen

Towards rear, ridden over 1f out, made no impression op 80/1

7^th

1 ¾

(2)

What A Tahoo

29-2

50/1

T: R A FaheyJ: Warren Fentiman (5)

Chased leaders, ridden over 1f out, weakened final furlong tchd 40/1

8^th

1 ¼

(7)

Havin A Flyer

29-2

28/1

T: R MenziesJ: Laura Coughlan (3)

Led, headed over 1f out, soon faded tchd 25/1

9^th

3 ¼

(5)

Quiet Serenade

29-2

50/1

T: I FurtadoJ: T Eaves

Never better than midfield op 40/1

10^th

5 ½

(10)

Freezing Havana

29-2

18/1

T: Adrian NichollsJ: Rowan Scott

Very slowly away and lost many lengths start, always in rear, op 33/1

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Non-Runners

(8)

Skewsby

Weight: 9-7| Age: 2

T: M & D Easterby J: Billy Garritty

Betting Breakdown

Tote Win:£3.50Pl:£1.10, £1.20, £18.10EX:£7.20Trifecta:£128.10SF:£5.39Swingers:£1.10, £25.40, £21.10

Forecasts

Starryfield (10/11), Extremely Zain (5/2), Viking Glory (3/1), Freezing Havana (18/1), Havin A Flyer (28/1), Kameko Fever (40/1), What A Tahoo (50/1), Quiet Serenade (50/1), Skewsby (50/1), Space Moon (66/1), Battenburg Belle (125/1)

Newcomer EXTREMELY ZAIN ticks plenty of the right boxes on paper and wouldn't need to be out of the ordinary to make a winning start to his career here. The hint should therefore be taken if he's strong in the betting. The step up to 7f seemingly counted against Viking Glory here last time and he is feared back at this trip, while Starryfield shaped like a sure-fire future winner when second on his introduction at Doncaster during the summer and he needs considering, too.

EXTREMELY ZAIN (FR)
VIKING GLORY (IRE)
STARRYFIELD (IRE)

Previous Winners

2024

The Watcher

Weight: 9-4 |Age: 2

J: C Lee | T: K R Burke

1/1

Prize Money

1st: £5,211.002nd: £2,446.003rd: £1,224.004th: £612.00